Essays Tagged: "Book of Exodus"

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.Moses' prophecies are true, and Moses was the greatest of the prophets8.The Written Torah (first 5 books of the Bible) and Oral Torah (teachings now contained in the Talmud and other writings) were g ... self is that of the ancient Hebrews and their descendants based on two principal covenants. In the "Book of Genesis" there is a covenant with God and Abraham (about 2000bc). God appears to Abraham and ...

(20 pages) 285 0 3.8 Apr/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith

Odysseus of the Odyssey and Moses of Exodus

Odysseus of the Odyssey and Moses of ExodusThe Book of Exodus is considered to be an epic poem as bydefinition. An epic poem as defined by Funk and ... a poemcelebrating in stately, formal verse the achievements of heroes, gods, anddemigods (426). The Book of Exodus as well as the entire Bible was writtenin the form of an epic poem. Major characteris ... .He used Moses to get his divine message across to the children of Israel.As seen in this paper the Book of Exodus is indeed and epic poem.By definition it possesses all the necessary criteria. It is ...

(4 pages) 36 0 5.0 Nov/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Symbolism in "The Grapes of Wrath"

as our surroundings.Most of the other symbolism in the novel is biblical, the main source being the book of Exodus in the Old Testament. In The Grapes of Wrath, the Joad family leave Oklahoma because ... any problems such as their car breaking down and the grandparents dying. This is reminiscent of the book of Exodus when the children of Israel leave Egypt, when they have been slaves, to get to the Pr ...

(3 pages) 24 0 0.0 Jun/2007

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors > John Steinbeck

Judaism Information

pected to live his or her life in accordance with the Jewish laws and principles.One of the holiest books to the Jews is the Torah. This book is the cornerstone of Judaism. When translated, "Torah" me ... uctions regarding how Jews should live and what they ought to believe. The Torah comprises the Five Books of Moses, also called the Pentateuch. It encompasses everything that follows the Pentateuch wh ...

(11 pages) 1 0 0.0 Nov/2014

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith